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Duties and Responsibilities

Professionally investigate, analyze, and prevent security threats in West Africa. Develop security systems and processes and set standards.

Reports to Head of Security SSA

RCS Grade: K

Date approved : 1 July, 2014

Scope of Role

Budgeted T/O in m or bn € [year]

Number of countries covered 2014

No. Of FTEs

2014

Direct/Indirect reports [year]

12

N/A

Provide expertise leadership to countries within West Africa

Business Areas Covered

Expected profit of business
in m or bn €

Other relevant dimension

Other relevant dimension

Express

No of shipments +/1 00 mio/an

Support external customers

Specific Role context

Manage the security of DHL and provide security expertise to the West African countries (excluding Nigeria) to ensure the safety and well being of our employees and assets. Implement and enforce the West Africa security strategy – this should be aligned with the Regional Security strategy, policy and procedures. Lead security resources and drive cost management improvement activities and ensure the provision of a market leading service to DHL customers.

Provide a neutral point of contact to which any person or organization can communicate any concerns about Code of Conduct violations or dishonest, destructive or illegal acts and on the basis of reasonable belief that those reports will be investigated thoroughly and objectively. Solution development, coordination, and assistance, for issues and requests raised by all the West African Countries and customers. Provides and implements the structures, guidelines, and personnel training to achieve the Regional target of security.

The position is also responsible for developing audit processes and setting security audit standards. Achieve the annual target of security audits, managing internal and external audit teams and ensuring prompt delivery of audit findings and recommendations.

Provide security expertise and leadership for implementation of security strategy and projects to functions, countries and industry segments.

Provide Area (Zone) with threat and risk assessment processes. This should be updated as required.

Advise on outcome of country threat and risk assessments.

Plan and lead security audits throughout the Area to assess security processes, personnel awareness and training.

Support and coordinate cross-border and cross-region security investigations.

To assist and guide local and regional management in the handling of what are often complex legal, personnel and procedural issues and minimize DHL’s exposure to liability in any civil or criminal actions that may result from the incidents investigated